The Archive · 1937

Chinese Evacuees from Japan

The Kiangsi Refugee Relief Committee welcomed a body of 50 Chi-of Chekiang who were forced to Japan and arrived here via Hongkong, Canton and -Hankow. Having spent one day in the city, they were given free passage (and some pocket-money) on the Nanchang Wangshan-Hlangchow train to Hangchow whence they will be sent home, They are all small business men from Tokyo and Yokohama. "The Japanese treated us very bad and Grove us away from Japan," they said, "but the British authorities in Hongkong gave us every help we wanted on our way back here."

Airmen Dropped Poison Bombs Poison bombs were dropped on Nankwankou (southern Pass Gate) on October 23, by enemy planes when chased by Chinese machines in the Outskirt of Nanchang, according to the Welshen News 'Agency, One woman and two children' were stated, seriously affected this report further

Gen, Hsiung Shih-hua, Governor of Kiangsi, who Just came back from Nanking after an absence of several months, fas given instructions to Mr. Chen Wel, general manager of the Kiangsi.Yu-Min Bank; frst, to devise means and ways for the improvement and extension of productive enter~ prises throughout the province and, secondly, to support and finance such productive enterprises as far as pos~ sible, because they: will serve the great need of the nation, Tt was learnt that the Kiangsi Provincial Government administrative polley during the present period of national crisis would centre round the following two principles, namely (Q) to strengthen' the power of resistance and. (@) to develop the capacity of home production. Other questions such as the storage of food Stuff and eclamation of waste land will be tackled simultaneously, Genera. Pal Chien-wu, a former military "emeer of the Chihli Party who recently espoused the Japanese cause, paid the supreme " penalty for his treachery, says a Chinese dispatch from Hsinhslang,

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